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TSMC branched out into optoelectronics industry optimistic about prospects for LED

TSMC chairman Morris Chang, Tsai, general manager of the media announced that TSMC will develop LED, solar and MC33172 datasheet and other new industries; Chang conservative estimate, 2018 the scale of the new business will reach 20 billion USD, a 1.5% to revenue for TSMC Growth; if under a new business culture in the TSMC good, and MC33172 price and will not rule out the establishment of the new company. P>

Chang said that the past focus on pure-play foundry TSMC, the industry, it has no plans in other areas, but now has direction, is to build one or more of new businesses do not compete with our customers, and MC33172 suppliers and have more than one new business, future plans to charge by Tsai. P>

Chang noted that in 2008 revenues of $ 10,000,000,000 TSMC is estimated that 2012 will be back to 100 billion U.S. dollars, the growth rate for the year after 6%. This model to estimate the TSMC foundry revenues in 2018 the scale, should be between 140-150 billion dollars, while the 10-year period 2008-2018 compound annual growth rate of only 3%. P>However, after the establishment of new business

, 2018, a new business is expected to be 2 billion yuan U.S. dollars, it will be more for the annual compound growth rate increased 1.5 percentage points, that is, 4.5 % growth. P>

Although not finalized the details of the new business, but Tsai stressed that some will do R & D, because the technology at TSMC has always been very important in terms of part will not only pure foundry, so the value of the industry where, and then cut into the positive, so that to maximize growth. Also, because TSMC is the long-term development of new business, so do not need to worry about over-supply. P>

As for talent, not limited to, Tsai said that the internal or external, I believe that the ability to both TSMC and the growth of new business space, the recruitment of talented people do not will be a problem, in addition there will be opportunities for overseas development. Chang said the acquisition is also a option, because, like Cisco, Intel is the way to create new business mergers and acquisitions, I believe the future can be opened for TSMC leverage new business. P>

Tsai said, have the opportunity to take over the burden, on the one hand very happy, but it is also some fear, because of the need to start doing something. However, TSMC has a very strong over the last balance sheet structure and talent, so has the potential and ability to enter new industries in the hope of a considerable period of time, the establishment of considerable value, hope I can do better than expected good. P>

Tsai believes that the current first move toward solar, LED side look, as both technology and business and the semiconductor structure is very different, so spend some with the spirit of the time; but TSMC has always attached importance of basic values, integrity, also focus on social responsibility, into the green energy industry is hoping to find opportunities for better growth of the company, profitability, and contribute to society. P>